News and Events Relating to Immigrant Detention
Building Welcoming Communities in Greater Minnesota
The Advocates for Human Rights, April 2010 Newsletter
MCHR Call to Take Action for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
May 4, 2010 - Arizona’s latest immigration law and the release of a fairly detailed proposal for comprehensive immigration reform by Democratic senators created national momentum for immigration reform. Human Rights advocates need to respond to this moment to support immigration laws that respect human rights. The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) urges you to take action by contacting elected representatives at the state, local, and national level to ask for their support on this critical issue.
U.S. Supreme Court Bars Immigrant Detainees from Challenging Medical Abuse in Immigration Detention
National Immigrant Justice Center
CHICAGO (May 4, 2010) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday in Hui v. Castañeda that immigrants who are detained by immigration authorities are barred from bringing actions to challenge egregious medical mistreatment while they are in custody.
Faith and Community Leaders Take Action to Stop the Separation of Families
Chicago responds to immigrant rights crisis in Arizona, demanding President Obama and Congress take deliberate legislative action to stop separation of families
Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America, April 28, 2010
Across the Border, Over the Line
The New York Times
April 8, 2010, 9:45 pm
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
Symposium on Human Trafficking and the Trial of Enemy Combatants (Chicago)
03/09/2010 9:30am - 1:30pm
The Standard Club
321 South Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL
The Chicago Bar Association and Human Rights Watch invite you to a Symposium on Human Trafficking and the Trial of Enemy Combatants.
Panel discussions at the Chicago Bar Association followed by lunch and a keynote address by Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez.
Combating Prisoner Abuse
Published: December 20, 2009
When Mississippi inmates sued their prison, charging that they had been sodomized by a staff member, the claim was thrown out. Under a harsh federal law, inmates must show that they suffered a “physical injury” to prevail in a suit challenging cruel prison conditions. A federal district court ruled in 2006 that the alleged sexual assault did not constitute physical injury.